Interesting tidbit in BK sirocco manual

[PapaDave]

After seeing BKVP's thread this morning about the new 30 model sirocco (coinkeedink?), I got the 20 manual and did a bit of reading.
Page 21 in "operating instructions" says this re: wood.
FUEL
"Blaze King recommends using dry seasoned wood, split and stacked and protected from rain for at least 24 months with a moisture content of 13% or lower.
It takes a great deal of energy to evaporate the moisture contained in green wood and that energy will not be heating your house. Green or wet wood will greatly increase creosote & combustor problems."

 

[begreen]

That seems like writer overkill and a generalization for a stove built in pine country. Doug fir, lodgepole pine, alder are fine to burn after CSS for a year. You may be able to get 13% out in dry Walla Walla, but not on the west side of the Cascades.

 

[Waulie]

Someone has posted that before. Yeah, not going to happen for the vast majority of wood burners.

Although, the 13% moisture is probably wet basis. Moisture meters read dry basis. So, if you have a reading of 15%, you'd actually have 13% moisture on a wet basis. Still, that's gotta be real tough to get to.

 

[PapaDave]

"Someone has posted that before." Guess I missed it.
I agree, real tough to get to. I've been close.....if my moisture meter is correct. Re-split Oak.
My takeaway is that you should be burning dry wood in your stove. Oh, and listen to Dennis. The 2nd and 3rd sentences are important.

Maybe I should go re-split a piece of pine from last fall to check MC. I bet it's well under 20%.